Neocarus caipora, a new mite species (Parasitiformes: Opilioacarida: Opilioacaridae) from brazilian Amazon caves

A new species of Opilioacaridae (Parasitiformes: Opilioacarida) from Belize with some observations on life history and behavior

“…Even so, Opilioacarida has an outsized importance in acarine systematics, because of its position as presumed intermediate between the two main lineages, the Acariformes and Parasitiformes (Grandjean, 1936). First described in 1902, the group has received relatively little attention for most of the 20 th century, although there has been a notable increase in the number of studies devoted to descriptions of new species in the last decade (Bernardi et al 2014;Bernardi, Silva et al 2013;Bernardi et al 2012;Das & Bastawade 2006(2007; Vázquez et al 2014Vázquez & Klompen 2002, 2010. However, such a strong increase in attention for the group is not reflected in studies on their behavior.…”

The family Opilioacaridae (Parasitiformes: Opilioacarida) in Mexico, description of two new species and notes on biology and geographical distribution

“…Note: previous studies all agree on the absence of lyrifissures on the prodorsal shield. In terms of shape, there are certainly no lyrifissures that resemble the common type observed on the posterior part of the body, but one pair of small, oval lyrifissures is present in all species (Bernardi et al 2014). It is situated between the anterior tip of the shield and the eyes (Fig.…”

Neocarus spelaion sp. n. (Parasitiformes, Opilioacaridae), a new species of cave dwelling Neocarus from Minas Gerais state, Brazil

“…A female was placed on an aluminium support stub covered with a film of aluminium foil with carbon tape, sputter-covered with gold (Baltec SCD 050), and observed in a LO EVO 40 XVP scanning electron microscope. The nomenclature of setae and other morphological characters follows Grandjean (1936), van der Hammen (1969van der Hammen ( , 1976van der Hammen ( , 1977, Vázquez and Klompen (2002), Bernardi et al (2014, and Klompen et al (2015).…”

“…(Juvara-Bals and Baltac 1977, Vázquez and Klompen 2002, Bernardi Silva et al 2013. Most species are found in forest litter, but some have been recorded in hypogean environments, for example Caribeacarus brasiliensis Bernardi, Silva, Zacarias, , Caribeacarus vanderhammeni (Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977, Neocarus caipora Bernardi, Klompen & Ferreira, 2014, Neocarus coronatus Araújo & Feres, 2018, Neocarus orghidani Juvara-Bals & Baltac, 1977, Neocarus potiguar Bernardi, Zacarias & Ferreira, 2012, and Neocarus proteus . Recently, a large number of species, including a new genus, have been found and described from Brazil (Araújo et al 2018, Bernardi et al 2012, Vázquez et al 2014.…”